West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-14
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Sixth Auditor McConville returned IN
the Treasury Department the other dsv
from trip to Florida, and the FIRST hing
be did, IL Is stated, after sitting down in
his chair was 10 order the discharge OF a
clerk named Holland, who lad been
sick and offended Deputy HARRISON bv
taking cup Of tea during working
hours for the purpose OF stimulating his
tired brnin. When the facts became
known 20 Secretary Fairchild he not on.
~ ordered the mans restoration, but
granted him leave OF absence 70 rest
and recover from his sickness.
There is scarcity OF applicants R,o
enter the medical corps OF tho navy.
This Is due to the fact that an assistant
surgeon in the navy, which is the lowest
grade in the corps, has the rank and nav
onlv OF an ensign, while n corresponding
officer in the army has the rank aud nav
OF captain. Because OF the greater de-
sire OF young physicians to enter the
army instead OF the navy, there are MT
the present time, and have been for
nearly two years, 10 vacancies in tho
corps. The Surgeon Genera will make
an eiIort 10 have Congress at the next
session change the law so as TO offer
greater inducements 10 those who are in
cllned TO doctor Uncle Sans sailor bows.
An indiscriminatc slaughter of young
calves from one hour TO three DAYS old
and shipped to New York. where they
are put up as canned chicken, is being
carried on quite extensively in this and
uerkimer county, says the Utica Press"
complaint is also made that an unusual
ly large number is being shipped con
SANITY from Poland, Ilerkimer county.
A well>known authority on the matter
writing from that place says There are
1000 young calves, from one hour 10
TWO days old, shipped from this station
every spring, and in the town OF New.
port, just below, the shipment is equally
IS great. Recently these farmers, who
turn up their noses at oleomarg ariue.
commenced shipping 'bobs' by the New
YORK and West Shore Railroad, thus
welding a landing in New York.
The offerings which the Pope will re-
ceive on the Oc aston OF his sacerdotnl
Jubilee will be of the most varied and
costly kind, and from all lands. The
Sultan has already forwarded by the
Armenian Patriarch, Peter Anthony X.
his superb gift OF q ring IN brilliants, es-
timated ut a value of over 81, 900. The
Empress Of China aud the Queen Re.
gent Of spain will a. so send presents of
a splendid character. The Emperor
William is having piece OF rich Jews
tiry made at Berlin for like purpose.
1t has already been stated that Ouee n
Nictorias gift will take the form Of
sumptuously bound copy OF the " Vul.
gate" President Grevy, notwithstand-
ing his recent Offering, will. according
to the semi. official French paper, send
another serves vase and inkstand. At
quite another end of The world and of
The social scale Padre Antonio Riccardi.
one OF Dom Rosco's missionaries in
Patagonia. writes from Carmen that the
various Indian tribes OF the Rio Negro
are engaged in preparing several objects
OF native make and use as their Offering
to the Sovereign PontilT; and these
curious articles are destined to figure in
the forthcoming Vatican exhibition 81 Ic
by side with the princely gifts of East
ern and Western potentates.